Claire McCarthy

Claire McCarthy has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles. Claire currently serves as the Head of Risk at Peblo, a position they have held since June 2022. Prior to this, they worked at Wayflyer as the EU Funding Manager from December 2021 to October 2022.

From September 2019 to November 2021, Claire worked in Corporate Investments at ESB. Before that, they founded The Hen Planner in August 2013, where they successfully ran a booking platform startup for private group events and an international e-commerce business until its sale in May 2020.

Claire also worked at ESB as a Senior Business Partner from November 2013 to August 2016. Earlier in their career, they were a Retail Finance Analyst at Marks and Spencer from June 2010 to March 2013. Claire had a role in finance and e-commerce at Joy from January 2008 to June 2010. Claire began their career as an Associate at Ernst & Young, where they worked from August 2006 to January 2008.

Claire McCarthy has pursued education in the field of Accounting and Business Strategy through the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, where they achieved the ACCA certification. Claire also attended Carrigaline Community School, but the degree and field of study for this period are not specified. Claire further pursued their education at the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, where they earned a Master's degree in International Business. Prior to that, they attended University College Cork, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Information Systems. The specific years of enrollment and completion for each educational institution are not provided.